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Job OpportunityAs of September 1st, Death Penalty Focus has launched a comprehensive national search for a new Executive Director. We are committed to an open and transparent process and are widely publicizing the position.  [Read More]


Innocence Matters:
Act Now to Save Damien Echols
Damien Echols is on Arkansas? death row. He was convicted of murdering three eight-year old boys, despite an absence of physical evidence, weapon, or motive. Now, 15 years later, new DNA evidence has emerged that could absolve Damien beyond a reasonable doubt. Yet, the state of Arkansas is ... [Read More]


Cut This: The Death Penalty VideoWe know that advocates and community members from across the state are fighting to ensure that the vital social services that make the safety net for California's most vulnerable populations aren't slashed. We're here with a small piece of the solution. Need to cut something? Cut this: the death ... byStefanie [Read More]



We should be devoted to ending the injustice of the death penalty, not ending more livesOn January 19, 1996, our 23 year-old son, Joshua "JoJo" White was returning home with friends from work at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School when he was confronted by a confused and enraged stranger who shot him to death. His last words, in hope of calming his assailant, were "Peace, brother, ... [Read More]
Faces of Wrongful Conviction ProjectThis project brings the voices of men and women who were wrongfully convicted, former prosecutors, judges, and legal experts, to communities across California. [Read More]
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